Okay, so a few days ago I decided I wanted to root my phone. I am no longer under contract and am eligible for an upgrade (I REALLY want the Note 2). My phone is out of warranty and I think I have the nerve up to do it now. :biggrin:

I have done so much reading on why, how, do this, don't do this.... that I have totally confused myself completely. I don't wanna ruin my phone. so.... can someone send me (or give to me) ONE place to get all I need? Instructions? I am not super tech savvy, but I am not a dumb redneck either. (not that rednecks are bad.... I am married to the best of the best lol)

From all my reading and information gathering I have learned that the phone I am on is important...? okay, so I have a Droid X2 Version 2.3.5, System version 1.3.418 MB870, Verizon.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: A couple things that I can't see to get a positive answer to are:

1.... After the root is successful, do I have to do the 228 thing with Verizon to reactivate my phone?
2.... Do I lose all of my apps, contacts, etc?
3.... Will I have the option to have the newest update? Jellybean?

Okay, so a few days ago I decided I wanted to root my phone. I am no longer under contract and am eligible for an upgrade (I REALLY want the Note 2). My phone is out of warranty and I think I have the nerve up to do it now. :biggrin:

I have done so much reading on why, how, do this, don't do this.... that I have totally confused myself completely. I don't wanna ruin my phone. so.... can someone send me (or give to me) ONE place to get all I need? Instructions? I am not super tech savvy, but I am not a dumb redneck either. im a dumb redneck, but ill see what i can do :wink (not that rednecks are bad.... I am married to the best of the best lol)

From all my reading and information gathering I have learned that the phone I am on is important...? yes you must use the root method made for your phone and version okay, so I have a Droid X2 Version 2.3.5, System version 1.3.418 MB870, Verizon.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: A couple things that I can't see to get a positive answer to are:

1.... After the root is successful, do I have to do the 228 thing with Verizon to reactivate my phone? absolutely not
2.... Do I lose all of my apps, contacts, etc? no
3.... Will I have the option to have the newest update? Jellybean? root does nothing but enable super user permissions on your phone. it will be the same as it is now, and get whatever updates that are pushed to it, same as everyone else. that doesn't mean you will get jelly bean, you can only get what is pushed by verizon.

Okay, so now I am rooted. WooHoo! ummm, what do I do now? lol Remind me again why I wanted to do this? ha

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dont know, why did you want to do this? lol

you could install a custom recovery, which is kinda like root, anticlimactic.
or you could find a nice rom to flash, now that is where you will see your work pay off.
both will require you to do some more reading before hand to understand what your about to do.
but the process is only slightly more involved than rooting, although you will have to wipe the phone before installing a rom.

you could install a custom recovery, which is kinda like root, anticlimactic.
or you could find a nice rom to flash, now that is where you will see your work pay off.
both will require you to do some more reading before hand to understand what your about to do.
but the process is only slightly more involved than rooting, although you will have to wipe the phone before installing a rom.

Very good info. but I am a big ole chicken. LOL!! I did good to get it rooted. I was a nervous wreck the whole time. but so far everything seems to be running smoothly. Not quite so laggy after I tweaked. Or I guess I did. I did something with the couple apps I installed. I am not gonna jinx it though. LOL In a couple weeks I think I will be going to the Note 2 and maybe then I will play with this one. When I know there is no fear of me being without my life line. HA!